Sentences with phrase «birth experiences which»

If moms take some time to learn about their choices and take an Independent Childbirth Class (not hospital based) or read GOOD books (not WTEWE) then they will be in a better position to have a positive birth experience which can empower them!

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Such is the case with the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM - 5) and its diagnosis of «Gender Dysphoria,» which emphasizes «incongruence» between one's «experienced / expressed gender and assigned [that is, birth!]

And in the process he appeals regularly to what is required by logic and reason, as well as to themes of a sort of natural theology in which he makes analogies to the experiences of birth and death.

But my basic convictions about them were derived not from these philosophers but partly from my being surrounded from birth with the reality in question; partly from Emerson's essays and the works of James and Royce; partly from the poems of Shelley and Wordsworth (which similarly influenced Whitehead); and most of all from my own experience, reflected upon especially during my two years in the army medical corps, when I had considerable leisure to think about life and death and other fundamental questions.

Before starting birth control, her monthly periods (which exacerbate the chronic pain she experiences, especially while in «flare») were so unbearably painful that she couldn't even walk.

The side from which one dives into the pool represents physical birth, the side toward which one swims represents physical death, and each stroke of the arm represents an experience on the journey from birth to death.

The beginning of that continuity of experience from birth to death which allows us to speak of a psyche or soul is there.

Paul, who surely had little if any firsthand experience with the wondrous process of human birth, tells us that all of creation — which means all of humankind, all of us — is groaning in the pangs of childbirth.

But we want no one to misunderstand our basic position: we are committed to a Gospel which has at its heart a demand for, and a provision of, an experience of new birth - an experience offered to all, and effective for those who receive the good news in Christ.

As the first Incarnation was, you say, imperfect, we have to wait for the Holy Ghost to produce a second birth and this in fact is described in the Book of Revelation: «Ever since John, the apocalyptist, experienced for the first time (perhaps unconsciously) that conflict into which Christianity inevitably leads, mankind has groaned under this burden: God wanted to become man, and still wants to.

That is probably why John experienced in his vision a second birth of a son from the mother Sophia, a divine birth which was characterized by a coniunctio oppositorum and which anticipated the filius sapientiae, the essence of the individuation process.»

Birth order, disposition, previous experiences, age, gender and the larger family dynamic all shape the lens through which each one sees the world.

Indeed, within the field accessible to our experience, does not the birth of Thought stand out as a critical point through which all the striving of previous ages passes and is consummated — the critical point traversed by consciousness, when, by force of concentration, it ends by reflecting upon itself?

She did not undress in front of me, required the lights to be off on the rare occasions we were intimate, checked out during sex, and experienced a lot of physical discomfort because she was tense... One night, as we approached the birth of our first child, Ashley, and the launch of our church, I had a dream in which I saw some things that shook me to my core.

Each occasion is influenced by many factors, only one of which is the group of preceding occasions of human experience that conjointly with successor occasions constitutes the human soul from birth to death.

Yes, I had given birth to a healthy baby which is ultimately what every woman hopes for, but I believe the process and birth experience matters too and mine was seriously lacking.

On the first day of the training, we looked at the eight different points that the HTGC course had to cover — things like giving birth, weaning etc, and the form it takes, which is that it's based on a group of expectant dads, and what we called the «experts», dads who already had kids of their own and would talk about their own experiences and offer mentoring.»

I had a wonderful birth experience in the hospital, and that included the medical intervention I was given... I tested positive for strep B and was given antibiotics, which were neccessary for the health of my son.

Education during pregnancy rarely has anything serious to do with breastfeeding, and since breastfeeding is perceived by most pre-parenthood women to be a natural, instinctive thing instead of a learned behavior (on both mom & baby's part) if it doesn't go absolutely perfectly from the first moments they may feel something is wrong with THEM and clam up about it while quietly giving the baby the hospital - offered bottle along with the bag of formula samples they give out «just in case» even if you explicitly tell them you're breastfeeding (which was my experience with my firstborn in 2004 and one of the many highly informed reasons I chose to birth my next two at home).

I wanted the polar opposite of my first birth experience, which left me with intense insecurities about my ability to birth, as well as a nasty yearlong struggle with postpartum depression.

In addition to getting to know each other over the course of the mom's pregnancy — learning about her hopes, fears, and wants for her birth experience — home birthing moms also have birth plans to clarify things like which post-birth procedures the family does and doesn't want (like vitamin K shot, eye ointment, etc.), and preferred hospitals and care providers to call in case of transfer.

I recognize that birth is also a vital experience for the baby, during which her / his efforts to be born are celebrated and championed.

I also experienced Postpartum Depression following the birth of 2nd child in 2005, which drew me to working with pregnant women and postpartum parents.

There is an assumption underlying much of the research on birth experiences that vaginal deliveries are usually positive, which is not always the case, and that cesareans are usually negative (also not always the case).

Please feel free to share your story about what you did during your pregnancy / birth, which contributed to your positive birth experience, eg.

As a woman who had experienced two previous cesarean sections, neither of which were appropriate, I was extremely challenged to find a practitioner who would support me in working towards a vaginal birth for my third child.

Which means she has twice as much experience as you do when it comes to what natural birth feels like.

After the traumatic hospital births, which were physically damaging to my mother and life risking to my brothers, and after the cold way the hospitals handled her miscarriages, it was a beautiful relief for her to experience such an easy birth at home without complication, with less pain and more beauty for mother and child, and for their family, too.

, which she has since focused into a torch that lights her way towards supporting new parents to have joyful and satisfying birth and postpartum experiences.

As an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant I bring with me many years of experience in the field of lactation support which is valuable after the birth of your child.

According to PATTCh, a birth trauma organization co-founded by noted childbirth author Penny Simkin, a traumatic birth is defined as one in which a woman experiences or perceives that she and / or her baby were in danger of injury or death to during childbirth.

In 2007 I gave birth to my daughter, which proved to be by far the most difficult breastfeeding experience for me.

So my husband and I were invited to be at the birth which was really a very exciting experience for us and so actually I got the opportunity to touch her when she was born that was pretty cool.

A new paradigm is here — one in which women are choosing to birth from a place of autonomy, recognizing it as a normal healthy experience in their lives, so as to embrace birth as an act of loving surrender.

The book contains many quotations from mothers» own birth stories which describe a variety of joyful experiences.

- Pain relief and mobility: The warm water in which a water birth occurs can have several positive effects on the delivery experience of some expecting mothers.

«Many choose this type of birth because they want to ensure complete control and autonomy during their experience, with no interference or distraction from their ideal birth — which is usually completely natural and holistic,» says certified birth doula Kristine Adams Cowan of Bump Birth birth because they want to ensure complete control and autonomy during their experience, with no interference or distraction from their ideal birth — which is usually completely natural and holistic,» says certified birth doula Kristine Adams Cowan of Bump Birth birth — which is usually completely natural and holistic,» says certified birth doula Kristine Adams Cowan of Bump Birth birth doula Kristine Adams Cowan of Bump Birth Birth Baby.

And now that I've read your birth story and made these comments, I really need to get back to finishing writing my birth experience for my second baby — which was now 5 months ago!

Her name is Cadence and we did do a hospital birth which was an incredible experience at the hospital that I was able to deliver at here in Nashville, Tennessee, and just kind of figuring everything out, breastfeeding wise, but we're doing pretty good so far.

In recent years, the option of giving birth in a Birthing Center has become popular among mothers around the world, especially for those women who are looking for a more humane and less stressful experience, which is something that many moms feel in hospitals, when all we see is different nurses going in and out of the room, and whom apparently seem to be focused only on the facts and not on the person.

These benefits include but are not limited to the power of the human touch and presence, of being surrounded by supportive people of a family's own choosing, security in birthing in a familiar and comfortable environment of home, feeling less inhibited in expressing unique responses to labor (such as making sounds, moving freely, adopting positions of comfort, being intimate with her partner, nursing a toddler, eating and drinking as needed and desired, expressing or practicing individual cultural, value and faith based rituals that enhance coping)-- all of which can lead to easier labors and births, not having to make a decision about when to go to the hospital during labor (going too early can slow progress and increase use of the cascade of risky interventions, while going too late can be intensely uncomfortable or even lead to a risky unplanned birth en route), being able to choose how and when to include children (who are making their own adjustments and are less challenged by a lengthy absence of their parents and excessive interruptions of family routines), enabling uninterrupted family boding and breastfeeding, huge cost savings for insurance companies and those without insurance, and increasing the likelihood of having a deeply empowering and profoundly positive, life changing pregnancy and birth experience.

Parents experiencing unplanned - for surgical birth (nearly 30 % of Ventura County mothers have surgical births, many unplanned), or other unexpected outcomes encounter more challenges, which can be addressed with persistence and professional and peer support till babe is thriving on mamas breast.

My experience giving birth to my son (which has been my only experience staying in a hospital) was great.

I think you're also failing to recognize the extent to which unrelieved pain and the difficulties inherent in childbirth by its very nature were major contributors to her bad experience, and that home birth without access to pain relief or cesarean section would have done little to improve her experience and might have made it far worse.

Others opt for a pool of water in which to have a natural delivery and some experience their baby's birth in their own bed.

And so, of course, a lot of my thoughts on birth have been informed by my experience at the births into which I've been invited.

This will be a fantastic resource, specific to birth in Ireland, which will help women «see» what positive birth looks like and understand birth choices through other women's own words and experiences.

42 weeks is also compiling an anthology of birth stories and photographs of women's experiences of giving birth in Ireland which will be published on the 42 weeks website, www.42weeks.ie, and a dedicated Pinterest Board, www.pinterest.com/42weeks.

A number of events and activities will take place during the period including a Birth Gathering in September and a re-launch of the AIMS Ireland survey What Matters To You, which will collate feedback of users» experience of care in maternity services in Ireland in 2013, updating the results of the original 2009 survey.

It's true that there's generally more medical intervention in hospital birth which can increase the chance of a traumatic birth experience.